Remotely Check/Start/Stop Services

Question

I am trying to write a windows form app that will let me check/start/stop services on multiple servers. I have my code setup to check services on the local machine but I can't figure out how to check the remote machine:

    try
        {
            ServiceController machsmint = new ServiceController();
            machsmint.ServiceName = "MACHSMIntegration";

            if (machsmint.Status.ToString().ToLower() == "stopped")
            {
                label_machsmINTSTATUS.Text = "Service is not Running";
            }

            if (machsmint.Status.ToString().ToLower() == "running")
            {
                label_machsmINTSTATUS.Text = "Service is Running";
            }
        }
    catch
        {
            label_machsmINTSTATUS.Text = "Service is not Running";
        }

Where do I need to add the code to connect to the remote machine or am I going in the complete wrong direction here? I'm sorry if this is a stupid question! Thanks!

Answer 1

ServiceController provides a constructor that allows specifying the name of the remote machine.